An international report revealed that 17 million Yemenis are suffering from hunger this year 2023 AD, in light of the continuation of the war and its disastrous repercussions on the living and humanitarian situation.

The World Bank said in a recent report that the number of Yemenis suffering from hunger every day increased by 6.4 million people during the last nine years of the war, as “the number rose from 10.6 million in 2014 to 17 million people in 2023.” .

The report, which was published under the title “Combatting food insecurity and malnutrition in the midst of multiple challenges,” added that food insecurity represents the most urgent challenge facing Yemen at the present time in light of the continuing war, escalating inflation rates, and climate change.

The World Bank explained that combating the challenge posed by food insecurity requires a multi-sectoral response, noting that it has undertaken a number of projects that create temporary job opportunities that contribute to alleviating the impact of the humanitarian disaster, and helping confront malnutrition and famine for most of those belonging to the most needy groups. From Yemenis.

The report pointed to a number of projects adopted by the Bank and its partners in Yemen, including the “Emergency Project to Strengthen Social Protection and Address the Corona Pandemic,” which is considered the most important project. The project includes cash transfers (cash for work), and the Cash for Nutrition program that targets families. Yemenis most at risk of malnutrition, and provides urgent cash assistance to mothers, building or rehabilitating community assets, as well as projects in water and agriculture and supporting fishermen.

Yemen has been witnessing an ongoing war for nine years, causing one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world, according to United Nations estimates.